POLI 2057 Chapter : Write Up
Document Summary
The debate between neo-realism and neo-liberalism has been an on. Individuals that identify with neorealism and neoliberalism can be going one and it has also been the focus of the international relations theory for the last twenty years in the usa. Neorealism is a theory that not only includes the discipline and factors of regular realism; it also expands to include the international system. It focuses on nationalistic goals and an expanding economy due to a need for a stable national security. Under the thought of neorealism, all nations are equal and there is no anarchy. Neoliberalism on the other hand is a bit different. It is where power is put on merchants, markets, and private businesses and less on the government. Not only are neorealism and neoliberalism theories, they are frameworks and concepts that help shape people"s image of the world policy choice, debates, and research.
